brass balls

As if to somehow make the accusation more explicit, Blake concludes his tirade by brandishing a pair of pendulous orbs on a string, announcing, “It takes brass balls to sell real estate,” before tossing them back in his briefcase.

Yet even after things started going badly wrong, W. confided in conservative columnists that he had to admire the “brass balls” of the two older men.

It also sells a French Solitaire Set that includes a circular board crafted in Italy from ashwood, with 33 brass balls for $2,750.

Perhaps by the time the kids have left home, I’ll have worked up the weltschmerz and, frankly, the brass balls to do something so grandiose.

In questioning the mayor, Jacob suggested banning female bare chests in the name of protecting families didn’t jibe with a town that allowed drinking and bars with names like “Brass Balls,” “Hooters” and “The Bearded Clam.”